diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18788d94..3a9b6418 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "subspace-desktop",
-  "version": "0.4.2",
+  "version": "0.4.5",
   "private": true,
   "description": "Subspace desktop",
   "author": "Subspace Labs <https://subspace.network>",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index e62146a5..2c6e48a7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -9498,7 +9498,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "subspace-desktop"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dotenv",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 7e113feb..c4f81315 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "subspace-desktop"
-version = "0.4.4"
+version = "0.4.5"
 description = "Subspace desktop"
 authors = ["Subspace Labs <https://subspace.network>"]
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/components/farmedList.vue b/src/components/farmedList.vue
index e6ab2b77..85e81b0c 100644
--- a/src/components/farmedList.vue
+++ b/src/components/farmedList.vue
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ import { globalState as global } from "src/lib/global"
 import { FarmedBlock } from "src/lib/types"
 import { formatDistanceToNowStrict } from "date-fns"
 import { LocalStorage } from "quasar"
+import { appConfig } from "src/lib/appConfig"
 
 const lang = global.data.loc.text.dashboard
 
@@ -95,13 +96,15 @@ export default defineComponent({
       return formatDistanceToNowStrict(date)
     },
     displayRewardAddress() {
-      const addr: string | null = LocalStorage.getItem("rewardAddress")
-      if (addr == null) {
-        console.error("Reward Address was null!")
-        return "???"
+      const config = appConfig.getAppConfig()
+      let addr = ""
+      if (config && config.rewardAddress !== "") {
+        addr = config.rewardAddress
       } else {
-        return addr
+        console.error("FARMED LIST | could not retrieve reward address from config")
+        addr = "???"
       }
+      return addr
     }
   }
 })
diff --git a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
index a79ba9ba..6ae93cde 100644
--- a/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
+++ b/src/layouts/MainLayout.vue
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ q-layout(view="hHh lpr fFf")
       q-toolbar-title
         .row
           .col-auto.q-mr-lg.relative-position
-            p {{ "0.4.4 "}}
+            p {{ "0.4.5 "}}
           .col-auto.q-mr-md.relative-position
             q-badge(color="grey" text-color="white")
               .q-pa-xs(style="font-size: 14px") {{ lang.nonIncentivizedLabel }}
diff --git a/src/lib/appConfig.ts b/src/lib/appConfig.ts
index 81df0211..7039a631 100644
--- a/src/lib/appConfig.ts
+++ b/src/lib/appConfig.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const appConfig = {
     plot: Plot | null,
     segmentCache: SegmentCache | null,
     launchOnBoot: boolean | null,
-    importedRewAddr: boolean | null,
+    rewardAddress: string | null,
     plottingStarted: boolean | null
   ): void {
     const appConfig = this.getAppConfig()
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const appConfig = {
       if (plot) newAppConfig.plot = plot
       if (segmentCache) newAppConfig.segmentCache = segmentCache
       if (launchOnBoot != null) newAppConfig.launchOnBoot = launchOnBoot
-      if (importedRewAddr != null) newAppConfig.importedRewAddr = importedRewAddr
+      if (rewardAddress) newAppConfig.rewardAddress = rewardAddress
       if (plottingStarted != null) newAppConfig.plottingStarted = plottingStarted
       LocalStorage.set("appConfig", newAppConfig)
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/client.ts b/src/lib/client.ts
index ef02ef0c..5c15b81e 100644
--- a/src/lib/client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/client.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   SubPreDigest
 } from "src/lib/types"
 import EventEmitter from "events"
+import { appConfig } from "./appConfig"
 
 export const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
 
@@ -52,13 +53,15 @@ export class Client {
         this.stop()
       },
       start: async (): Promise<void> => {
-
-        const farmerAddress = LocalStorage.getItem("rewardAddress")
-        if (farmerAddress === null) {
-          console.error("Reward address should not have been null...")
+        const config = appConfig.getAppConfig()
+        let farmerAddress = ""
+        if (config && config.rewardAddress !== "") {
+          farmerAddress = config.rewardAddress
+        }
+        if (farmerAddress === "") {
+          console.error("Reward address should not have been empty...")
           return
         }
-
         this.unsubscribe = await this.localApi.rpc.chain.subscribeNewHeads(
           async ({ hash, number }) => {
             const blockNum = number.toNumber()
@@ -234,15 +237,18 @@ export class Client {
     const keyring = new Keyring()
     const pair = keyring.createFromUri(mnemonic)
     keyring.setSS58Format(2254); // 2254 is the prefix for subspace-testnet
-    LocalStorage.set("rewardAddress", pair.address)
+    appConfig.updateAppConfig(null, null, null, pair.address, null)
     this.mnemonic = mnemonic
   }
 
   /* FARMER INTEGRATION */
   public async startFarming(path: string, plotSizeGB: number): Promise<boolean> {
     const plotSize = Math.round(plotSizeGB * 1048576)
-    const rewardAddress: string | null = LocalStorage.getItem("rewardAddress")
-    if (rewardAddress == null) {
+    const config = appConfig.getAppConfig()
+    let rewardAddress = ""
+    if (config && config.rewardAddress !== "") {
+      rewardAddress = config.rewardAddress
+    } else {
       console.error("Tried to send empty reward address to backend!")
     }
     return await tauri.invoke("farming", { path, rewardAddress, plotSize })
diff --git a/src/lib/util.ts b/src/lib/util.ts
index 84e1b171..908a451b 100644
--- a/src/lib/util.ts
+++ b/src/lib/util.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export interface AppConfig {
   plot: Plot
   segmentCache: SegmentCache
   launchOnBoot: boolean
-  importedRewAddr: boolean
+  rewardAddress: string
   plottingStarted: boolean
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const emptyAppConfig: AppConfig = {
   plot: { location: "", sizeGB: 0 },
   segmentCache: { networkSegmentCount: 0, blockchainSizeGB: 0 },
   launchOnBoot: true,
-  importedRewAddr: false,
+  rewardAddress: "",
   plottingStarted: false
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/ImportKey.vue b/src/pages/ImportKey.vue
index d305f524..31cfda48 100644
--- a/src/pages/ImportKey.vue
+++ b/src/pages/ImportKey.vue
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
     },
     async importKey() {
-      LocalStorage.set("rewardAddress", this.rewardAddress)
-      appConfig.updateAppConfig(null, null, null, true, null)
+      appConfig.updateAppConfig(null, null, null, this.rewardAddress, null)
       this.$router.replace({ name: "setupPlot" })
     },
     skip() {
diff --git a/src/pages/SetupPlot.vue b/src/pages/SetupPlot.vue
index c50a4aad..a54edb73 100644
--- a/src/pages/SetupPlot.vue
+++ b/src/pages/SetupPlot.vue
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
     async checkIdentity() {
       const config = appConfig.getAppConfig()
       if (config) {
-        if (config.importedRewAddr === false) {
+        if (config.rewardAddress === "") {
           await this.client.createRewardAddress()
           await this.viewMnemonic()
         } else {